The final road game in 2025 for West Virginia comes Saturday afternoon (or morning locally) against Arizona State from Mountain America Stadium.
The Mountaineers (4-6, 2-5) need a win over the Sun Devils and another in two weeks against Texas Tech to finish with a .500 record and become bowl eligible.
ASU (6-3, 4-2) enters off its second and final bye week this season, which WVU will have next week. The Sun Devils almost certainly need to win out and get help to keep hope alive for repeating as Big 12 Conference champion. ASU is an 11.5-point favorite today and will be favored next week at Colorado before welcoming Arizona for its regular season finale.
Sun Devils’ head coach Kenny Dillingham, 35, is the second youngest FBS head coach and wants to see his team build off its most recent performance, a 24-19 win at Iowa State back on November 1.
Prior to the win at ISU, both of Arizona State’s previous two victories were followed by losses.
“We’ve been horrible at responding to success this year,” Dillingham said earlier this week. “We’ve been really good at responding to failure, but we have not responded to beating a good team well. We need to do that. We need to show that we can play a good football game, come back and play another one and stack them.”
4:20 p.m. — FINAL: Arizona State 25, West Virginia 23. The Mountaineers (4-7, 2-6) will miss out on a bowl game. The Sun Devils (7-3, 5-2) keep hope alive for a spot in the Big 12 title game.
4:18 p.m. — The Mountaineers pick up one first down but no more and a fourth-and-4 pass from Fox falls incomplete, sealing the result as the visitors are out of timeouts. Arizona State will take two or three knees and secure the two-point victory.
4:10 p.m. — SCORE: Gomez splits the uprights on a go-ahead 49-yard field goal to put the Sun Devils back in front. A roughing the passer penalty on Braden Siders helped ASU get in position to score. Arizona State 25, West Virginia 23, 2:44 4th qtr
4:02 p.m. — SCORE: The Mountaineers score a go-ahead touchdown in the most improbable fashion imaginable, with Fox throwing a swing pass to Cyncir Bowers that goes for 90 yards on third-and-27. WVU was not prepared for its two-point conversion, however, and had to use its last timeout, before Jones was stopped well short on a handoff. The fourth longest touchdown pass in WVU history leaves the Mountaineers with a one-point lead. West Virginia 23, Arizona State 22, 6:37 4th qtr
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3:52 p.m. — Marshon Oxley and John Lewis sack Sims on consecutive plays and the Mountaineers force a punt. They’ll start at their 27 trailing by five with 8:17 to play.
3:46 p.m. — SCORE: Jones scores from 1 yard for his third career rushing touchdown, all of which have come over the last two games. Fox was critical in allowing the Mountaineers to draw to within one possession. He completed passes of 17 yards to Grayson Barnes, 11 yards to Jarod Bowie and 26 yards to Cam Vaughn to help lead the team’s second touchdown drive. Arizona State 22, West Virginia 17, 10:43 4th qtr
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3:40 p.m. — It remains a scoreless second half as Gomez has a 46-yard field goal attempt blocked by 6-foot-6 tight end Greg Genross. The Mountaineers, trailing by 12, start at their 28. A field goal is of little benefit, meaning WVU will likely need to move it 72 yards to get to within one possession.
3:26 p.m. — Struggles continue for the WVU offense as the Sun Devils force another three-and-out. Straw’s sluggish day continues as well, and his latest punt travels a mere 22 yards while he comes hobbling off the field reaching for his calf. ASU takes over at its 40.
3:20 p.m. — WVU, which has struggled in short-yardage situations throughout the afternoon, flips the script and comes up with a stop on fourth-and-1 when Sims doesn’t handle the snap cleanly and a sneak attempt turns into a 1-yard loss. The Mountaineers take over at their 37 with inside 5 minutes left in the third.
3:05 p.m. — Another promising WVU possession ends without points. This time, the Mountaineers gain 73 yards on the opening second-half series, but Jones is stopped 1 yard short of the end zone on fourth-and-goal from the ASU 2. Jones narrowly got a first down on fourth-and-1 from the Sun Devils’ 7 moments before the drive came to an end. ASU takes over near its own goal line with just outside 9 minutes remaining in the third quarter. The Sun Devils’ fourth down stop came after each time had called a timeout after third down.
2:32 p.m. — ASU can’t move the ball on its final first-half series and settles for a 22-10 halftime lead. The Sun Devils have 36 plays for 244 yards, while the Mountaineers have 35 plays for 181 yards. WVU will receive the kickoff to start the second half.
2:28 p.m. — WVU goes three-and-out and commits a fair catch interference penalty on the punt, and the Sun Devils will take over at their 35 with just more 1 minute remaining and a chance to add to a 12-point lead.
2:22 p.m. — SCORE: The Sun Devils continue to develop rhythm offensively as the first half progresses, and Sims finds Raleek Brown in a favorable matchup for a 33-yard touchdown pass as linebacker Reid Carrico trailed behind. One play prior, Sims had what would’ve been a 33-yard touchdown pass dropped by wideout Malik McClain. Arizona State 22, West Virginia 10, 1:41 2nd qtr
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2:10 p.m. — The Mountaineers force a punt after ASU picks up one first down. WVU takes over at its 20 following a touchback.
2:05 p.m. — SCORE: WVU answers immediately and Fox puts it on the money to wideout Jeff Weimer, who has all kinds of room to run after the reception and turns it into a 75-yard touchdown. An important response from the Mountaineers. Arizona State 15, West Virginia 10, 7:53 2nd qtr
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2:00 p.m. — SCORE: A once-promising start for the Mountaineers is no more and the Sun Devils capitalize on great field position and score their second touchdown on Sims’ 19-yard touchdown pass to Derek Eusebio. Making matters worse, the Sun Devils successfully pull off a fake pass after lining up for a point-after kick. Instead, kicker Jesus Gomez takes the snap and throws to an uncovered Cameron Harpole for a two-point conversion. Arizona State 15, West Virginia 3, 8:04 2nd qtr
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1:54 p.m. — The Mountaineers go three-and-out after Fox is sacked on third down and a poor punt from Oliver Straw travels just 26 yards, allowing ASU to start at the WVU 40 with a chance for a two-score lead.
1:47 p.m. — SCORE: The Sun Devils convert twice on third-and-8 and score the game’s first touchdown on a 6-yard pass from Jeff Sims to tight end Chamon Metayer. ASU uses multiple tight end sets more often than most teams and that was again the case on the scoring play. Arizona State 7, West Virginia 3, 11:17 2nd qtr
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1:35 p.m. — A disappointing ending to a promising second series for West Virginia as Fox throws an incomplete pass on fourth-and-2 from the ASU 6. Curtis Jones Jr. is again seeing action at running back in short-yardage situations and rushed twice for 8 yards, but a second straight 57-yard series from WVU results in no points. The Mountaineers lead in total yards, 114-17, and have all eight first downs.
1:20 p.m. — The West Virginia defense is up to the task again early and forces its second three-and-out in as many possessions. WVU has won on first and second down thus far, and as a result, the Sun Devils have needed 12 and 8 yards on two third downs they’ve been unable to convert. The Mountaineers take over at their 37.
1:14 p.m. — SCORE: For the third straight game, WVU scores first and in the first quarter. The Mountaineers put together a strong opening drive, but it stalls in the red zone and they settle for a 29-yard field goal from Kade Hensley. The 57-yard drive was highlighted by two completions for 27 yards from true freshman quarterback Scotty Fox Jr., who also rushed five times for 24 yards. West Virginia 3, Arizona State 0, 8:41 1st qtr
1:05 p.m. — Arizona State starts with the ball, but goes three-and-out after finding no success on a pair of runs and completing a third down pass short of the sticks. The Mountaineers take over at their 32-yard line for their first series.
Your essential pregame links:
Looking to continue recent surge, West Virginia set to face Arizona State in road finale
Mutual respect between Rodriguez, Dillingham before first meeting
3 Guys Before The Game – Brawl Beatdown – Arizona State Preview (Episode 674)
Dillingham: Mountaineers’ dedication to ground game will challenge stout ASU run defense